Research Article

Stress Corrosion Behavior of Ungrouted Pretensioned Concrete Beams

Table 4

AC impedance parameters for the rebar and prestressed steel in chloride-contaminated concrete.

SystemAC impedance parameters
RebarPrestressed steel wire
Rct (Ω·cm2) × 104Cdl (F·cm−2) × 10−5Icorr (mA·cm2) × 10−3CR (mmpy) × 10−2Rct (Ω·cm2) × 104Cdl (F·cm−2) × 10−5Icorr (mA·cm2) × 10−3CR (mmpy) × 10−2

Control4.8971.7330.5330.6174.3551.6230.5990.694
1% NaCl4.0102.2250.6510.7543.7662.0880.6920.803
2% NaCl2.3572.4171.1071.2832.2863.1741.1411.323
3% NaCl2.1312.6181.2241.4191.4415.1251.8102.098